Ghost Particles May Decide Whether a Dying Star Explodes or Becomes a Black Hole

The fate of a dying massive star may depend on more than its mass and internal structure. A massive star does not always go out in a brilliant supernova. Some instead collapse into black holes, potentially with little or no visible explosion. What determines which path a dying star takes remains one of the major [...]

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